Serum levels of neopterin and interleukin-2 receptor in women with severe preeclampsia.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aberrant levels of circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) are potential biomarkers in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) diagnosis and therapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate serum exosomal miR-29a expression as a non-invasive biomarker for PTC diagnosis and prognosis. METHODS:Quantitative reverse transcripti...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Wen Q,Wang Y,Li X,Jin X,Wang G

更新日期：2020-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate clinical features, bacterial characteristics, and risk factors for shock and mortality of immunocompromised patients with Escherichia coli bacteremia. METHODS:A nearly 6-year retrospective study of E coli bacteremia in 188 immunocompromised patients at Xiangya Hospital was conducted. Demographic...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Tao X,Wang H,Min C,Yu T,Luo Y,Li J,Hu Y,Yan Q,Liu WE,Zou M

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:DRI cotinine assay is suitable only for screening for cotinine in urine specimens. We studied the reliability of DRI cotinine semiquantitative values by comparing them with the cotinine concentration obtained with a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method. METHODS:Semiquantitative c...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Dixon RB,Dasgupta A

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C-peptide is secreted in equimolar concentrations with insulin, and is often measured to assess pancreatic beta-cell function. C-peptide analysis is most often performed by radioimmunoassay (RIA) which has several disadvantages. We evaluated an automated, chemiluminescent immunoassay for C-peptide in terms of precisio...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Hardy RW,Cohn M,Konrad RJ

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Didemnin A was conjugated at the amino terminus of the N-methylleucine residue, via the linkers N-succinimidyl-3-(2-pyridyldithio)-propionate and trans-1,4-maleimidomethyl-cyclohexane carboxylic acid, to keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) and bovine serum albumin (BSA). The didemnin-KLH conjugates were used to hyperimmun...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Raybould TJ,Grothaus PG,Simpson SB,Bignami GS,Lazo CB,Newman RA

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are strongly associated with the development of cervical carcinoma, and the distribution of HPV genotypes varies regionally. METHODS:To investigate the distribution characteristics of different genotypes of HPV infection in women in Wuhan, China, a total of 13 775 patients were...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Xiang F,Guan Q,Liu X,Xiao H,Xia Q,Liu X,Sun H,Song X,Zhong Y,Yuan CH,Xiang Y

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metabolic syndrome (MetS) prevalence in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients is known to vary considerably across the world. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of MetS in RA patients from western Mexico and to analyze the interrelation of the MetS components with the clinical variables of RA. METHOD...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： García-Chagollán M,Hernández-Martínez SE,Rojas-Romero AE,Muñoz-Valle JF,Sigala-Arellano R,Cerpa-Cruz S,Morales-Núñez JJ,Lomelí-Nieto JA,Macedo Ojeda G,Hernández-Bello J

更新日期：2020-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, an ultrasensitive enzyme immunoassay (immune complex transfer enzyme immunoassay) for p24 antigen of HIV-1 was developed. The immune complex comprising 2,4-dinitrophenyl-biotinyl-bovine serum albumin-rabbit anti-p24 Fab' conjugate, p24 antigen, and rabbit anti-p24 Fab' -beta-D-galactosidase conjugate was t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Hashida S,Hashinaka K,Nishikata I,Saito A,Takamizawa A,Shinagawa H,Ishikawa E

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is the leading cause of death in developing and developed countries, yet assessing the risk of its development remains challenging. Several lines of evidence indicate that small, dense low-density lipoproteins (sd-LDL) are associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk. W...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Wu B,Yu Z,Tong T,Tong X,Yang Y,Tang Y,Ren H,Liao Y,Liao J

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) may have high specificity in the detection of malignant diseases, making the development of an immunoassay for HE4 essential. METHODS:In our study, a fusion gene was constructed encoded with the HE4 protein. This protein was then produced in the bacterial cells (Escheric...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Zhou L,Lv Z,Shao J,Xu Y,Luo X,Zhang Y,Hu Y,Zhang W,Luo S,Fang J,Wang Y,Duan C,Huang R

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CD4(+) cell count, the common HIV infection screening test, is costly and unable to differentiate HIV monoinfection from its concurrent infection with hepatitis B or C virus. We aimed to ascertain diagnostic value of serum adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity as a useful tool to differentiate HIV mono- and co-...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Abdi M,Rahbari R,Khatooni Z,Naseri N,Najafi A,Khodadadi I

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 103 patients seen in our Prostate Cancer Detection Clinic to determine whether a correlation exists between serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) values and ultrasound-calculated prostate gland volume. Seventy men (68%) had a PSA value less than or equal to 4 ng/ml (our upper limit of normal). The men were ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Babaian RJ,Fritsche HA,Evans RB

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, several studies have investigated the relationship between Pre-miR-27a rs895819 polymorphism and risk of various cancers. However, the relationship between rs895819 and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) has not been well known. METHODS:In this study, we conducted a case-control study to explor...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Tang W,Xu H,Ma D,Ma R,Wu J,Yu X,Feng J,Liu Q

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A more sensitive and simpler immune complex transfer enzyme immunoassay for antithyroglobulin IgG in serum and its use for the measurement of antithyroglobulin IgG in healthy subjects and patients with thyroid diseases are described. Antithyroglobulin IgG in test serum was reacted simultaneously with dinitrophenylthyr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Kohno T,Mitsukawa T,Matsukura S,Tsunetoshi Y,Ishikawa E

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spinal tuberculosis is the most common form of musculoskeletal tuberculosis. The expression of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) is increased in cells with Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. MMP-1 plays a curial role in extracellular matrix degradation during the progression of tuberculosis. Although the...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Zhou Y,Gao Q,He D,Deng A,Huang R,Li Y,Tan C,Guo C,Guo Q,Wang L,Yang G,Zhang H

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an increasing demand for genetic testing of patients with hypercoagulability. We have developed a multiplex-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique that incorporates the state-of-the art of genetic testing for thrombosis mutations (Factor V Leiden [FVL] and G20210A F2 and C46T F12). The sequences are detect...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： López M,Giraldo P,Alvarez P,Cornudella R,Pocoví M,Martínez A,Fontcuberta J,Soria JM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemoglobin F (HbF) is an effective inhibitor of HbS polymerization. Hydroxyurea (HU) is used to increase HbF synthesis and improve the clinical course of sickle cell disease (SCD) patients. We studied a series of laboratory parameters concerning HbF production and reticulocyte response, and compared data between two g...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Borba R,Lima CS,Grotto HZ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The pulmonary surfactant especially lipids in amniotic fluid can reflect the development stage of fetal lung maturity (FLM). However, the conventional lecithin/sphingomyelin (L/S) ratio method by thin layer chromatography (TLC) is insufficient and inconvenient for FLM prediction in clinical practice. METHOD...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Cao Z,Liu J,Xie X,Zhan S,Song W,Wu S,Sun Z,Dong Y,Tang G,Liu Y,Li L,Shen M,Zhai Y,Zou J,Liu X

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gross cystic breast disease (GCBD) is the most common benign disease of the human female breast, and patients with GCBD have an increased risk of breast cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the distribution inside apocrine cells and in breast cyst fluids aspirated from gross cysts of prostate-specific antigen...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Malatesta M,Mannello F,Sebastiani M,Gazzanelli G

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A-kinase-interacting protein 1 (AKIP1) has been reported as an oncogenetic factor in multiple cancers; however, no study has reported its role in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) yet. This study aimed to evaluate the expression of AKIP1, and its correlation with tumor characteristics as well as prognosis i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Liu Y,Tian J,Qin D,Liu J,Xie Y

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An optimized reaction condition for amplification of influenza A virus RNA, by thermus thermophilus (Tth) DNA polymerase-based PCR, incorporating uracil N glycosylase (UNG) and dUTP in the reaction has been determined. dUTP could not be substituted for all dTTP sites when UNG was present in the reaction. The relative ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Poddar SK,Sawyer MH,Connor JD

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dried blood spots (DBS) are an important form of bio-sampling and valuable approach for storing blood samples for genetic studies. This has necessitated in developing an effective protocol to isolate genomic DNA (gDNA) from DBS samples.In this study, we have elucidated a dependable and non-hazardous "single ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Shaik M,Shivanna DK,Kamate M,Ab V,Tp KV

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastrin-17 (G-17) and Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) antibody are widely used in the screening of gastric diseases, especially in gastric cancer. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the value of G-17 and H pylori antibody in gastric disease screening. METHODS:Healthy males and females (1368 and 1212, respec...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Liu W,Sun Y,Yuan Y

更新日期：2020-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Ninety semen samples from male patients were studied. They were classified into 4 different groups; normospermic fertile, oligospermia, asthenospermia, and oligoasthenospermia. In addition to routine semen analysis, the hypo-osmotic swelling test was done for all these samples, measuring total protein and specific gra...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： al-Mogazy HM,al-Khadra S,Kenawy G,al-Zeftawy A,Mostafa T,Attia A,Attia AM

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to investigate the predictive value of microRNA-146b (miR-146b) on acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) risk, and the correlation of miR-146b with disease severity and 28-day mortality in sepsis patients. METHODS:A total of 104 sepsis patients and 100 healthy controls (HCs) were consec...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Chen W,Liu L,Yang J,Wang Y

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:A radioactive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method has been developed for the relative quantification of the human alpha-2 chain of type I collagen [hu alpha-2(I)] in cells. cDNAs generated by reverse transcription from the total pool of cytoplasmic RNA serve as a template for polymerase chain reaction amplification...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Yu YL,Golden JA,Migchielsen AA,Goetzl EJ,Turck CW

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The study evaluated the impact of interferences on the analytical specificity of three commercial and commonly used creatinine methods (two Jaffe and one enzymatic). METHODS:Manufacturer creatinine methods plus modified methods were tested with the following interferences: spiking serum with bilirubin, albu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Srisawasdi P,Chaichanajarernkul U,Teerakanjana N,Vanavanan S,Kroll MH

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUNDS:Shortening of primary cilia in kidney epithelial cells is associated with kidney injury and involved with the induced level of α-tubulin in urine. Therefore, rapid detection and quantification of α-tubulin in the urine samples could be used to the preliminary diagnosis of kidney injury. METHODS:Cellulose-b...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Choi ES,Al Faruque H,Kim JH,Cho JH,Park KM,Kim E

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:MYBPC3 mutations have been described in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). A mutation, c.3373G>A, has been reported to cause autosomal recessive form of HCM. Here, we report that this mutation can cause autosomal dominant form of DCM. METHODS:Next-generation sequencing using...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Mahdieh N,Hosseini Moghaddam M,Motavaf M,Rabbani A,Soveizi M,Maleki M,Rabbani B,Alizadeh-Asl A

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The levels of serum IgA and C3 in patients with IgA nephropathy were determined using international standard serum (IFCC/CRM470) in a multicenter trial in Japan. The ratio of serum IgA to C3 (serum IgA/C3 ratio) without any information from renal biopsy was used for the diagnosis of IgA nephropathy. Three hundred and ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Tomino Y,Suzuki S,Imai H,Saito T,Kawamura T,Yorioka N,Harada T,Yasumoto Y,Kida H,Kobayashi Y,Endoh M,Sato H,Saito K

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00